Decree No. 6/2017 approving the Regulation on the Environmental Fund. Country/Territory Guinea-Bissau Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim Oficial, I Série, Supplement, No. 26. Subject Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Special fund Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Soil conservation/soil improvement Environmental planning Pollution control Financing Policy/planning Management/conservation Protection of environment Sustainable use Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Decree approves the Regulation on the Environmental Fund. This Regulation, consisting of 27 articles divided into five Chapters, aims at regulating the activities of the above mentioned Fund, as a legal entity governed by public law, whose mission includes the collection, management and application of financial resources to support the implementation and promotion of policies, plans, programmes, projects and other activities aimed at the protection, conservation and preservation of natural and environmental resources. This Fund also includes those activities aimed at preventing or rehabilitating damages produced in the environment, and contributing to National sustainable development. Composition, duties and structure of the Environmental Fund as well as, revenues and expenses, accounting and reporting procedures are specified in the text. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org